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Garden Crime

Garden Crime. How to Protect Your Property. Basic Considerations . Avoid hidden areas where intruders can lurk Consider security lighting Consider gravel paths to prevent a silent approach Make the back garden a difficult area to access . Fences . Place Trellis on top of fence

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Garden Crime

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  1. Garden Crime How to Protect Your Property

  2. Basic Considerations • Avoid hidden areas where intruders can lurk • Consider security lighting • Consider gravel paths to prevent a silent approach • Make the back garden a difficult area to access

  3. Fences • Place Trellis on top of fence • Barbed wire or other such fence topping must not overhang and incline inwards • Consider planting climbing roses up and along fence

  4. Sheds • Secure the shed door with a heavy duty hasp • Fit a closed-shackle padlock • Opening windows require good window locks. • Consider a passive infra-red detector • Consider a door contact alarm

  5. Flimsy Sheds • Consider locking garden tools to floor anchor • Consider a locking box inside the shed • Consider locking pesticides away • Keep tools in garage

  6. Natural Protection • A barrier of prickly hedge may be all the protection you need around your property. • Here are some suggestions for plants to use………………..

  7. Fuschia-flowered Gooseberry Oleaster Mountain Pine Blue Spruce Creeping Juniper Golden Bamboo Purple Berberis Firethorn Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum) Giant Rhubarb Blue Pine Common Holly Chinese Jujube Pencil Christmas Tree Shrub Rose Blackthorn

  8. Finally • Put away all tools and equipment • Sheds are securely locked • Keep tools inside if you do not have a garden shed • Use plant protection - such as thorny shrubs • Install outside security lighting • Photograph valuable garden plants or ornaments. • Check that your household insurance policy covers theft from your garden and outbuildings

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